Mr. W.L. COURTNEY in the _DAILY TELEGRAPH_.--"Mr. Dobson's study is absolutely in the first rank, worthy to be put by the side of Sir Leslie Stephen's criticism of George Eliot."
_WESTMINSTER GAZETTE_.--"We have nothing but praise to utter of Mr. Dobson's contribution to 'English Men of Letters.'"
_TIMES_.-"The originality and suggestiveness of Mr. Chesterton's work... his sanity and virility of temper are evident and refreshing."
Mr. W.L. COURTNEY in the _DAILY TELEGRAPH_.--"One of the most illuminating and stimulating pieces of work which have been produced in our not wholly critical age."
_ATHENÆUM_.--"This new volume of the 'English Men of Letters' is one of the most refreshing in that admirable series."
_PILOT_.--"An interesting, entertaining, and even inspiring life of a great poet."
_TIMES_.--"Canon Ainger has given us the book we should expect from him, one full of sincerity, good taste, and good sense. The story of the poet's uneventful life is admirably retold, with the quiet distinction of a style which is intent on its own business and too sure of producing its effect to care about forcing attention by rhetorical or epigrammatic fireworks. And Canon Ainger has been fortunate enough to be able to add a few new facts, and throw a little new light on the poet's life."
_GLOBE_.--"Unquestionably, and even obviously, this volume by Canon Ainger is the best available account of Crabbe and his works. The treatment is careful, thorough, and, while sympathetic, shrewd."
_TIMES_.--"A book of unfailing charm--perhaps the most charming of this admirable series."
_SPECTATOR_.--"The monograph is in all respects worthy of the admirable series in which it appears."
_PILOT_.--"In asking Mr. Dobson to undertake the book, the publishers have certainly found the best man for the task ... Mr. Dobson is too well known and esteemed a craftsman to need fresh praises, and it is enough to say that here is another book of his as good as the rest."
_DAILY TELEGRAPH_.--"It is right that so great an ornament to our Church should have fitting commentary in a modern series dedicated to the history of English letters, and Mr. Gosse's little book worthily and eloquently expounds his high theme."